| Term | Definition |
|---|
| brownfield | a property which has the presence or potential to be a hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant i.e. former: gas stations, dry cleaners |
| superfund | contains more contanminants than a brownfield |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (name for superfund) |
| dump | an open hole in ground where trash is buried and then piled upon, animals may live there |
| landfill | carefully designed structure built on top of ground, trash is isolated from environment |
| sanitary landfill | uses a clay liner to isolate trash |
| municipal solid waste (MSW) | uses a synthetic plastic liner to isolate trash |
| incinerator | burns trash to reduce its size, to take up less space in a landfill or dump |
| waste-to-energy plant | burns trash to generate steam and produce power |
| paper | almost everywhere recycles paper, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, paperboard |
| plastic | all plastics have a code # 1-7, different places accept different numbers |
| glass | food containers and bottles only, no broken |
| metal | metal is accepted everywhere b/c it is highly valuable |
| composting | vegetable matter decomposes into great fetilizer for gardens |
| #1 plastic | polyethylene |
| polymer | a chemical coumpound consisting of repeating structural units |
| #2 plastic | high density polyethylene |
| #3 plastic | poly vinyl chloride |
| #4 plastic | low density polyethylene |
| #5 plastic | polypropalene |
| #6 plastic | polystyrene |
| #7 plastic | other |
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